Vistra Executive VP Stephanie Moore Sells 30% Of Holding

Some Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive VP, Stephanie Moore, recently sold a substantial US$6.2m worth of stock at a price of US$162 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 30% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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Vistra Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Stephanie Moore is the biggest insider sale of Vistra shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$155. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

Stephanie Moore ditched 72.86k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$123. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of Vistra

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Vistra insiders own 0.8% of the company, currently worth about US$445m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Vistra Tell Us?

An insider sold Vistra shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And our longer term analysis of insider transactions didn't bring confidence, either. But since Vistra is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Vistra. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Vistra you should know about.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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